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    This document provides 7 practice problems involving surds (irrational numbers) for grades 8 and 9: 1) Simplify radical expressions like 7√7, expand expressions like (1 + √2)(1 - √2), and expand and simplify expressions with surds. 2) Rationalize denominators that contain surds, simplifying where possible for expressions like 3/√2. 3) Given the expressions 8/√2 = a + b√2, find the values of integers a and b. Rationalize the denominator of 1/√3√8, giving the answer in the form 2/p. 4) Expand and simplify the expression (2 +

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    This document provides 7 practice problems involving surds (irrational numbers) for grades 8 and 9: 1) Simplify radical expressions like 7√7, expand expressions like (1 + √2)(1 - √2), and expand and simplify expressions with surds. 2) Rationalize denominators that contain surds, simplifying where possible for expressions like 3/√2. 3) Given the expressions 8/√2 = a + b√2, find the values of integers a and b. Rationalize the denominator of 1/√3√8, giving the answer in the form 2/p. 4) Expand and simplify the expression (2 +

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    This document provides 7 practice problems involving surds (irrational numbers) for grades 8 and 9: 1) Simplify radical expressions like 7√7, expand expressions like (1 + √2)(1 - √2), and expand and simplify expressions with surds. 2) Rationalize denominators that contain surds, simplifying where possible for expressions like 3/√2. 3) Given the expressions 8/√2 = a + b√2, find the values of integers a and b. Rationalize the denominator of 1/√3√8, giving the answer in the form 2/p. 4) Expand and simplify the expression (2 +

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    ©MathsWatch Clip 207

    Grade 8 and 9 questions Surds

    1) Simplify the following: 4) Expand and simplify where


    possible:
    a) 7× 7
    a) (1 + 2 )(1 − 2 )
    b) 3× 3

    c)
    b) (3 + 5)(2 − 5)
    20
    c) ( 3 + 2)( 3 + 4)
    d) 24
    d) ( 5 − 3)( 5 + 1)
    e) 72

    f)
    e) (2 + 7 )(2 − 7 )
    200

    2
    f) ( 6 − 3) 2
    g)
    25

    5) Work out the following,


    giving your answer in its
    2) Simplify the following:
    simplest form:
    a) 2 × 18
    (5 + 3 )(5 − 3 )
    a)
    b) 8 × 32 22

    c) 99 × 22 (4 − 5 )(4 + 5 )
    b)
    11
    d) 45 × 20

    e) 18 × 128 ( 3 − 2 )(3 + 2 )
    c)
    14
    f) 28 × 175
    ( 3 + 1) 2
    d)
    3

    3) Expand and simplify where ( 5 + 3) 2


    possible: e)
    20
    a) 3(3 − 3)
    (5 − 5)(2 + 2 5)
    f)
    b) 2 (6 + 2 2 ) 20

    c) 7 (2 + 3 7 )

    d) 2 ( 32 − 8 )

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    ©MathsWatch Clip 207
    Grade 8 and 9 questions Surds

    1) 5 = 5k

    a) Write down the value of k.

    b) Expand and simplify (2 + 5 )(1 + 5 )


    Give your answer in the form a + b c
    where a, b and c are integers.

    2) The diagram shows a right-angled triangle


    with lengths of sides as indicated.
    6 cm
    The area of the triangle is A cm2

    Show that A = k 2 giving the value of k.

    2 3

    3) Given that
    8 18
    = a + b 2 , where a and b are integers,
    2
    find the value of a and the value of b.

    4) Work out (2 + 3)(2 3)

    Give your answer in its simplest form.

    Page 207 B
    ©MathsWatch Clip 207
    Grade 8 and 9 questions Surds

    1) Rationalise the denominator,


    simplifying where possible:

    3
    a)
    2

    2
    b)
    2

    3 2
    c)
    7

    5
    d)
    10

    1
    e)
    4 8

    15
    f)
    3

    1
    g)
    27

    2) Rationalise the denominator of 1


    3

    1
    3) Rationalise the denominator of giving the
    8 8

    2
    answer in the form
    p

    Page 207 C

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